midi question...please answer???

[BUDFREAK]

okay...first..i've read getting started with midi and midi troubleshooting 101
around 3-4times each but i still i havent quite figured this out so please help::

okay i know this sound stupid but why would i wanna record(or input) midi when i can record my guitar.....i know that it makes editing easy makes a whole lot of noise n i know that i can edit notes if i make a mistake....but its not sound(as i've read)...i wanna record a song(which means actual sound not data) then why do i need midi???

i'm just getting started so please dont be offended n this forum has helped me A LOT...hope this question gets solved as well....
thanks a lot.....

[Vulconizer]

I think if you want to record your guitar, then you want to record audio, not midi.

Midi is basically used to control synths. It is information used to tell the synth what notes to play and how to play them. Just a basic idea of it. There is more, but don't worry about that right now.

Unless your guitar is a midi-control device ( it would have a special pick-up if so, I believe ) then you just want to record an audio track.

[BUDFREAK]

Originally Posted by Vulconizer

I think if you want to record your guitar, then you want to record audio, not midi.

Midi is basically used to control synths. It is information used to tell the synth what notes to play and how to play them. Just a basic idea of it. There is more, but don't worry about that right now.

Unless your guitar is a midi-control device ( it would have a special pick-up if so, I believe ) then you just want to record an audio track.

thanks a lot for the help...

[brandondrury]

)...i wanna record a song(which means actual sound not data) then why do i need midi???

1) Because it gives you the option of changing sounds later. Instead of sending the performance (which is the what the MIDI data captures) to a piano sound, we can now send it to a violin sample or a synth.

2) Because you have total creative control over editing the performance. You can fix anything and everything from timing to velocities.

Brandon

[BUDFREAK]

Originally Posted by brandondrury

1) Because it gives you the option of changing sounds later. Instead of sending the performance (which is the what the MIDI data captures) to a piano sound, we can now send it to a violin sample or a synth.

2) Because you have total creative control over editing the performance. You can fix anything and everything from timing to velocities.

Brandon

so to get sound from a midi i need to have synths??or cant i just apply effects on a guitar midi part created with guitar pro???
thanks for the help

[BUDFREAK]

Originally Posted by brandondrury

Instead of sending the performance (which is the what the MIDI data captures) to a piano sound, we can now send it to a violin sample or synths

so is a violim synth different from an actual violin because violins cannot be connected to anything is it same with the violin synth??
thanks

[MyungChunHa]

Originally Posted by BUDFREAK

so is a violim synth different from an actual violin because violins cannot be connected to anything is it same with the violin synth??
thanks

Very much so, a violin synth would not sound as good as a real violin, it sounds much more rigid and manufactured. I'm not sure if this is what your asking, but there is a difference between a violin patch and a real violin

[BUDFREAK]

Originally Posted by MyungChunHa

Very much so, a violin synth would not sound as good as a real violin, it sounds much more rigid and manufactured. I'm not sure if this is what your asking, but there is a difference between a violin patch and a real violin

okay...so the way i get it...unless i have a synth i cant get a realistic sound from midi to be used in a recording???can i use some sort of a software or anything??
thanks

[fortyseven]

Basically MIDI does not transmit an audio signal— it transmits "event messages" such as the pitch and intensity of musical notes to play, control signals for parameters such as volume, vibrato and panning, cues, and clock signals to set the tempo. This MIDI file can then be "fed" (for lack of a better term) to any drum, piano, violin, guitar synth. The synth will then read the "event messages" and play the notes accordingly.
For a more detailed explanation of the subject, go here: Musical Instrument Digital Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It can get a bit complicated to understand at first but for the purposes of answering your question, no you dont need MIDI if you wanted to record your guitar. In fact you dont ever have to use MIDI and depending on the style of music you play, sometimes never will.
I dont know if Ive helped you or just made it more confusing

[BUDFREAK]

Originally Posted by fortyseven

Basically MIDI does not transmit an audio signal— it transmits "event messages" such as the pitch and intensity of musical notes to play, control signals for parameters such as volume, vibrato and panning, cues, and clock signals to set the tempo. This MIDI file can then be "fed" (for lack of a better term) to any drum, piano, violin, guitar synth. The synth will then read the "event messages" and play the notes accordingly.
For a more detailed explanation of the subject, go here: Musical Instrument Digital Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It can get a bit complicated to understand at first but for the purposes of answering your question, no you dont need MIDI if you wanted to record your guitar. In fact you dont ever have to use MIDI and depending on the style of music you play, sometimes never will.
I dont know if Ive helped you or just made it more confusing

thanks...been a big help..i totally get it now